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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
FEENEY, John Joseph, Lieutenant, O-23190, RCNVR, Died: 27 Jun 1945, HMS HERON / HMCS NIOBE- Only son of John (Jack) Louis and Marie Theresa (née Ready) Feeney, of Fredericton, New Brunswick
Lieutenant Feeney died in a non-operational flight while carrying out assisted dummy deck landings. His aircraft stalled and crashed short of the runway near the airfield boundary. He was buried in the Yeovilton Royal Navy Extension adjoining the main Royal Navy Cemetery, Yeovilton, England.
John was attending St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia when he joined the Naval Reserve. Besides his parents, he left behind 4 sisters, Rita Marie, Mary Elizabeth, Margaret Anne and Moira Catherine. John's father was a Civil Engineer. To commemorate his son, he designed and had constructed an altar rail for the Yeovelton Church where John was buried. He had the altar rail shipped to the church where it was installed.
Ships served in: HMCS STADACONA - Enlisted 25 Jun 1942 as a Probationary Sub-Lieutenant, RCNVR HMCS CORNWALLIS - Appointed to CORNWALLIS 12 Oct 1942 for Training and Disposal HMCS KINGS - Appointed to KINGS 22 Oct 1942 for Training and Disposal * Appointed Sub-Lieutenant, RCNVR ML Q050 - Appointed to Q050 20 Feb 1943, Add'l HMCS STADACONA - Appointed to STADACONA 17 Apr 1943 add'l for Duty with Captain (ML) ML Q102 - Appointed to Q102 19 Apr 1943, Add'l as Executive Officer HMCS VENTURE - Appointed to VENTURE 12 Nov 1943, Add'l ML Q118 - Appointed to Q118 08 Dec 1943, Add'l * Appointed Lieutenant, RCNVR 15 Jan 1944 (seniority 12 Oct 1943) HMCS VENTURE - Appointed to VENTURE 09 Feb 1944 HMS CANADA - Appointed to CANADA 12 Feb 1944 Add'l for #5 Initial Training School, RCAF Station, Belleville, Ontario. HMS MACAW - Appointed to MACAW (F.A.A. Transit Camp, Bootle, England) 26 Dec 1944 Add'l for Flying Training Courses HMS HERRON - Appointed to HERON (RNAS YEOVILTON) 759 Squadron 17 Mar 1945 Add'l for Fighter Course
(JJF001) Portrait of Lt John Feeney // Canadian Virtual War Memorial - VAC (JJF002) Lt John J. Feeney Dies in Accident // Canadian Virtual War Memorial - VAC (JJF003) Headstone for Lt John Feeney // Canadian Virtual War Memorial - VAC (JJF004) Service file for John Feeney // Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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